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From: rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: SysV rel3 license
Message-ID: <859@fig.bbn.com>
Date: 29 May 88 13:02:22 GMT
Organization: BBN Laboratories Inc., Cambridge MA
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..In fact, I would love to see someone independent of the vendors
..perform a study of the AT&T license, and compare it to the mechanisms
..which make up the OSF, and report their findings to this conference.

>  Doug Gwyn
>I did this, and as previously noted there is nothing particularly
>obnoxious about AT&T's UNIX licensing terms.  In fact the per-CPU
>binary sublicensing fees under SVR3 are much less expensive than before.

There are many people who strongly disagree with you on this, including
several prominent universities, and and some companies whose commitment
to open standards is a hallmark among the *investment community.*  Two
quick examples are MIT and HP.

I don't like calling Doug out by name, but it sounded like he's trying
to reassure people that the new license is okay, when many folks with
extensive legal staffs believe otherwise.
	/r$
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